Kailua Kona Tides Today
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Kailua Kona runs a mean tidal range of about 1.3 ft. This month the highest water, 2.6 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the evening of Nov 24.
| Low tide | 4:57 AM | 0.5 ft |
| High tide | 11:44 AM | 1.9 ft |
| Low tide | 6:38 PM | 0.3 ft |
Today on the water at Kailua Kona
Today at Kailua Kona: high tide at 11:44 AM (1.9 ft), low tide at 4:57 AM (0.5 ft) and 6:38 PM (0.3 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny then isolated rain showers with S winds 1 to 10 mph, 84°F. Sunrise is at 6:25 AM and sunset at 5:49 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonight | Scattered Rain Showers | SE 1 to 6 mph | 75°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers | S 1 to 10 mph | 84°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Kailua Kona is
Kailua Kona sits at 19.6433° N, 156.0000° W on the Hawaiian Islands, at Kailua, HI, in Hawaii in Hawaii County. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Kawaihae (NOAA 1617433), 29.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 21 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Kailua / Kona, Keahole Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 7.5 mi away.
The tide at Kailua Kona
Kailua Kona has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. For the water around it: Hawaiian tides are mixed and small, usually under 2 ft, with two unequal highs a day.
About this station
- NOAA predicts tides here from Hilo, station 1617760. High tide comes about 38 min later and low tide about 37 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.80 times the reference.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from Hilo and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 1617846. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Kailua Kona
- Napoopoo, Kealakekua Bay: 12.6 mi, tides about 10 min later
- Kawaihae: 29.3 mi, tides about 21 min later
- Mahukona: 38.1 mi, tides at about the same time
- Honuapo: 48.2 mi, tides at about the same time
- Hilo: 61.7 mi, tides about 38 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Kailua Kona this month: Nov 9, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Kailua Kona this month: Nov 6, Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26 …. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Kailua Kona, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌗 | 7:01–9:01 AM 7:26–9:26 PM | 12:32–2:32 AM 1:24–3:24 PM | 50 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:48–9:48 AM 8:13–10:13 PM | 1:30–3:30 AM 2:01–4:01 PM | 63 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 8:34–10:34 AM 8:59–10:59 PM | 2:26–4:26 AM 2:37–4:37 PM | 75 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 9:19–11:19 AM 9:44–11:44 PM | 3:20–5:20 AM 3:13–5:13 PM | 85 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 10:04–12:04 PM 10:29–12:29 AM | 4:14–6:14 AM 3:50–5:50 PM | 93 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:50–12:50 PM 11:15–1:15 AM | 5:08–7:08 AM 4:29–6:29 PM | 98 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 11:38–1:38 PM 12:03–2:03 AM | 6:03–8:03 AM 5:11–7:11 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 1617846. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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